Bermuda vs Curacao, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf, Third Round
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Sherel Floranus (Curaçao).
- 1': Zeiko Lewis (Bermuda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Armando Obispo (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Enrique Russell (Bermuda).
- 2': Foul by Keziah Martin (Bermuda).
- 2': Leandro Bacuna (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Kenji Gorré (Curaçao) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
- 4': Penalty conceded by Dante Leverock (Bermuda) with a handball in the penalty area.
- 4': VAR Decision: Penalty Curaçao.
- 6': Goal! Bermuda 0, Curaçao 1. Leandro Bacuna (Curaçao) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 7': Corner, Curaçao. Conceded by Dante Leverock.
- 8': Attempt missed. Kenji Gorré (Curaçao) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna following a corner.
- 9': Foul by Zeiko Lewis (Bermuda).
- 9': Kenji Gorré (Curaçao) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Zeiko Lewis (Bermuda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Foul by Dante Leverock (Bermuda).
- 15': Sontje Hansen (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Leandro Bacuna (Curaçao) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dale Eve (Bermuda).
- 18': Corner, Bermuda. Conceded by Shurandy Sambo.
- 20': Attempt missed. Sontje Hansen (Curaçao) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Shurandy Sambo.
- 23': Enrique Russell (Bermuda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Armando Obispo (Curaçao).
- 25': Handball by Logan Jiménez (Bermuda).
- 26': Attempt saved. Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dale Eve (Bermuda). Assisted by Shurandy Sambo.
- 26': Attempt missed. Sontje Hansen (Curaçao) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 28': Attempt missed. Gervane Kastaneer (Curaçao) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 29': Foul by Lejaun Simmons (Bermuda).
- 29': Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Djair Parfitt-Williams (Bermuda) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Foul by Shurandy Sambo (Curaçao).
- 31': Foul by Dante Leverock (Bermuda).
- 31': Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Goal! Bermuda 0, Curaçao 2. Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
- 34': Foul by Armando Obispo (Curaçao).
- 34': Reggie Lambe (Bermuda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Sontje Hansen (Curaçao).
- 35': Harry Twite (Bermuda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Sontje Hansen (Curaçao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt saved. Kenji Gorré (Curaçao) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dale Eve (Bermuda). Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
- 38': Offside, Curaçao. Sherel Floranus is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt saved. Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dale Eve (Bermuda).
- 40': Corner, Curaçao. Conceded by Dale Eve.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Keziah Martin (Bermuda) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Attempt missed. Djair Parfitt-Williams (Bermuda) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Zeiko Lewis.
- 43': Attempt saved. Shurandy Sambo (Curaçao) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Dale Eve (Bermuda). Assisted by Sontje Hansen.
- 43': Corner, Curaçao. Conceded by Dale Eve.
- 44': Corner, Bermuda. Conceded by Sontje Hansen.
- 45': Attempt saved. Keziah Martin (Bermuda) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Eloy Room (Curaçao). Assisted by Logan Jiménez.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Djair Parfitt-Williams (Bermuda) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Zeiko Lewis following a fast break.
- 45'+2': Corner, Curaçao. Conceded by Harry Twite.
- 45'+3': Foul by Keziah Martin (Bermuda).
- 45'+3': Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Bermuda 0, Curaçao 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Bermuda 0, Curaçao 2.
- 45': Substitution, Curaçao. Jordi Paulina replaces Gervane Kastaneer.
- 47': Penalty Curaçao. Jordi Paulina draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 47': Penalty conceded by Dale Eve (Bermuda) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 48': Goal! Bermuda 0, Curaçao 3. Jordi Paulina (Curaçao) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 49': Foul by Lejaun Simmons (Bermuda).
- 49': Kenji Gorré (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Kenji Gorré (Curaçao) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordi Paulina.
- 53': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Curaçao) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sontje Hansen.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Jordi Paulina (Curaçao) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sontje Hansen.
- 56': Corner, Curaçao. Conceded by Dante Leverock.
- 57': Foul by Dante Leverock (Bermuda).
- 57': Sontje Hansen (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Dante Leverock (Bermuda) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Attempt saved. Armando Obispo (Curaçao) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dale Eve (Bermuda).
- 59': Goal! Bermuda 0, Curaçao 4. Sontje Hansen (Curaçao) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Dale Eve (Bermuda).
- 60': Substitution, Bermuda. Roger Lee replaces Aundè Todd.
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Substitution, Bermuda. Ne-Jai Tucker replaces Reggie Lambe.
- 62': Substitution, Bermuda. Detre Bell replaces Dale Eve because of an injury.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Curaçao) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
- 63': Attempt saved. Livano Comenencia (Curaçao) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Detre Bell (Bermuda). Assisted by Sontje Hansen.
- 63': Goal! Bermuda 0, Curaçao 5. Jordi Paulina (Curaçao) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
- 65': Substitution, Curaçao. Jeremy Antonisse replaces Juninho Bacuna.
- 65': Substitution, Curaçao. Ar'Jany Martha replaces Livano Comenencia.
- 65': Substitution, Curaçao. Godfried Roemeratoe replaces Leandro Bacuna.
- 66': Attempt saved. Jeremy Antonisse (Curaçao) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Detre Bell (Bermuda). Assisted by Armando Obispo.
- 68': Attempt missed. Keziah Martin (Bermuda) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Djair Parfitt-Williams with a cross.
- 69': Djair Parfitt-Williams (Bermuda) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Godfried Roemeratoe (Curaçao).
- 72': Corner, Curaçao. Conceded by Lejaun Simmons.
- 72': Offside, Curaçao. Jeremy Antonisse is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, Curaçao. Joshua Brenet replaces Armando Obispo.
- 73': Substitution, Bermuda. Donovan Thompson replaces Enrique Russell.
- 76': Offside, Curaçao. Kenji Gorré is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Bermuda. Rahzir Smith-Jones replaces Zeiko Lewis.
- 78': Foul by Donovan Thompson (Bermuda).
- 78': Sherel Floranus (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Keziah Martin (Bermuda).
- 78': Sontje Hansen (Curaçao) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Sontje Hansen (Curaçao).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Foul by Roger Lee (Bermuda).
- 81': Sontje Hansen (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Roger Lee (Bermuda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Goal! Bermuda 0, Curaçao 6. Ar'Jany Martha (Curaçao) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
- 83': Foul by Djair Parfitt-Williams (Bermuda).
- 83': Roshon van Eijma (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Offside, Curaçao. Kenji Gorré is caught offside.
- 87': Corner, Bermuda. Conceded by Joshua Brenet.
- 88': Foul by Keziah Martin (Bermuda).
- 88': Sherel Floranus (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Donovan Thompson (Bermuda).
- 88': Shurandy Sambo (Curaçao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Donovan Thompson (Bermuda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Donovan Thompson (Bermuda) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Roshon van Eijma (Curaçao).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Djair Parfitt-Williams (Bermuda) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jordi Paulina (Curaçao).
- 90'+2': Goal! Bermuda 0, Curaçao 7. Roshon van Eijma (Curaçao) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jeremy Antonisse.
- 90'+4': Delay in match (Curaçao).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Foul by Lejaun Simmons (Bermuda).
- 90'+5': Joshua Brenet (Curaçao) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Antonisse (Curaçao) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 90'+6': Corner, Curaçao. Conceded by Ne-Jai Tucker.
- 90'+6': Foul by Logan Jiménez (Bermuda).
- 90'+6': Shurandy Sambo (Curaçao) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Logan Jiménez (Bermuda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Roshon van Eijma (Curaçao) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jeremy Antonisse with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Bermuda 0, Curaçao 7.
- 0': Match ends, Bermuda 0, Curaçao 7.
Statistics
CUR |
BER![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 20 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 8 |
| 69.1 | Possession | 30.9 |
| 27 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 15 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 457 | Accurate Passes | 162 |
| 516 | Passes | 228 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 14 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 8 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre
Location: Dame Flora Duffy National Sports Centre, Bermuda
Attendance: 1,181
WCQ - Concacaf Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curacao | 6 | +10 | 12 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 6 | +8 | 11 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | +1 | 7 |
| 4 | Bermuda | 6 | -19 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Bermuda (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dale Eve (GK) |
| 17 | Harry Twite |
| 16 | Dante Leverock |
| 2 | Logan Jiménez |
| 7 | Lejuan Simmons |
| 19 | Reggie Thompson-Lambe |
| 13 | Keziah Martin |
| 8 | Aunde Todd |
| 9 | Enrique Russell |
| 11 | Djair Parfitt-Williams |
| 10 | Zeiko Lewis |
Curacao (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Eloy Room (GK) |
| 18 | Armando Obispo |
| 4 | Roshon van Eijma |
| 5 | Sherel Floranus |
| 2 | Shurandy Sambo |
| 8 | Livano Comenencia |
| 7 | Juninho Bacuna |
| 10 | Leandro Bacuna |
| 9 | Gervane Kastaneer |
| 14 | Kenji Gorré |
| 12 | Sontje Hansen |
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